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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year, $186 million extension before Monday’s deadline. His new deal includes a 2027-28 player option worth $66.82 million. Of course, salaries are subject to change based on cap alterations. The seven-time All-Star’s new contract begins in 2025-26. Antetokounmpo, 28, earned $42.49 million last season and is slated to […]
According to the latest NBA rumors, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is poised to become a free agent in the 2024 offseason. Thompson, 33, is owed $43.21 million in the 2023-24 season. This is part of the five-year, $189.9 million max contract he signed with the Warriors in July 2019. “There’s a significant gap […]
The Indiana Pacers and forward Aaron Nesmith agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension, his agent, Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management, announced on Monday. Nesmith, 24, was selected 14th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Vanderbilt University. The 6-foot-5 wing made one start in 46 appearances with […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are claiming recently waived forward Matt Ryan for their final two-way spot, per sources. Ryan, 26, was released last Friday by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, he is set to join New Orleans’ two-way players, forward Kaiser Gates and guard Dereon Seabron. The 6-foot-6 wing went undrafted in 2020 out of the […]
Charlotte Hornets guard Frank Ntilikina is set to miss at least four weeks due to a non-displaced fracture of his left tibia and will be re-evaluated in a month. The injury occurred during Thursday’s 127-99 loss to the Boston Celtics in Charlotte’s fourth preseason game. Ntilikina, 25, is slated to serve as the backup point […]
The New York Knicks waived forward Isaiah Roby on Wednesday after he received a $400,000 salary for inking a deal at the end of last season, and now New York is re-signing the 6-foot-8 wing to an Exhibit 10 contract. “It’s a tough call, but you do what you think is best for the team. […]
Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of the University of Alabama, has been named a co-defendant in a lawsuit over the wrongful death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court on Friday by Harris’ mother, DeCarla Heard. Miller, 20, provided […]
The Golden State Warriors are waiving forward Rudy Gay and guard Rodney McGruder, according to reports. Gay, 37, was waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder in July after being traded by the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks. The 6-foot-8 wing was selected eighth overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn. […]
In the latest round of NBA rumors, the Brooklyn Nets are waiving recently added forward Darius Bazley. Brooklyn signed the 6-foot-8 wing to a one-year contract last month. Bazley, 23, was selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2019 NBA Draft. However, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies and then to the […]
Sportswriter Ben Fawkes of USA Today gave NBA oddsmakers a list of 69 players and asked them to rank the point-spread value of each one. The journalist then averaged the five values together to get to a final number for every player. A list of factors for the oddsmakers include: Strength of the backup at […]
